Weiner was already in federal custody ahead of the hearing. US authorities have been investigating reports that Weiner, 52, sent explicit messages a year ago to a teenage girl in North Carolina.

It is alleged that Weiner shared "rape fantasies" with the girl, and asked her to dress up in school uniform during their Skype conversations, which went on for several months. Phone messages left Friday with the North Carolina girl's father were not immediately returned.

On Friday, Weiner described his repeated transgressions as compulsive behavior and said that since past year he has been receiving "intensive" mental health treatment.

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The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan said Weiner will appear in court at 11 a.m., though it would not confirm the charge or the plea. The offense "did not feature aggravating factors often present in cases of this kind".

The investigation led FBI agents to seize his laptop computer, which led to the discovery of a new cache of emails that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had sent to Abedin.

In October, just days before the election, FBI director James Comey announced the bureau was reopening its closed investigation into whether ex-Secretary of State Clinton had used a private email server for classified documents in order to assess the newly-discovered correspondence.

Weiner, who represented parts of New York City for 12 years in the House of Representatives, resigned in 2011 after an explicit photograph was posted on his Twitter account.

Clinton recently attributed her election loss in part to Comey's announcement.

Two years later, he announced a run for New York City mayor but dropped out of the race when more explicit messages became public.

Weiner continued: "While I have provided the Daily Mail with information showing that I have likely been the subject of a hoax, I have no one to blame but me for putting myself in this position".

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The meeting of the Fitment Committee and preparatory meeting of the officers was convened at SKICC here today in this regard. Jaitley had earlier this month expressed confidence of the GST Council arriving at tax rates in the May 18-19 meeting.

China banned USA beef in December 2013 after a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a dairy cow was found in the U.S. Lubbock cattleman Hadley Mann said the partnership was "something that we needed in the market from the get-go".

The smartphone was unveiled in India last week; it is now available in mobile stores from Friday (19 May) for the buyers. Also, the less awareness of Tizen OS in Indian market can be a threat for Samsung resulting in low sales.

From its founding, de la Torre envisioned the company growing beyond MA , but his plans didn't materialize until recently. A Steward spokesman said the company wouldn't offer additional details until the deal is officially finalized.

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The suspect was last seen driving a 2000 tan Toyota Corolla, California License Plate Number 5SEy238. Makai Bangoura, 1, has been missing since May 12 and police say was taken by suspect Jason Lam, 30.

His Real Madrid side played quite poorly this season and he has been dealing with large shares of the criticism himself. This is something which will only further his playing career and his first accolade may come as soon as this summer.

The Wizards got into the paint with nearly no resistance and despite starting Amir Johnson , there was zero presence on the glass. He was loudly booed every time he touched the ball, including a missed three with a minute left in the first quarter.

However, the bench asked "why this second petition when you have already filed a plea earlier seeking similar reliefs". Divan said the petition for interim reliefs were not listed for hearing before the court by the apex court registry.

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Temer refused on Thursday to resign after the Supreme Court authorized an investigation into the allegations. Strong economic indicators from the U.S. helped lift the dollar overnight, but it slipped back on Friday.